>> lawmakers from capitol hill join the debate over the death of trayvon martin while his parents to send a heated message to police and to the media. >> later, feeling lucky? you could become the next mega millions air? morning washington? continues right now. -- next mega millionaire. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> what a difference a day makes. you will feel it when you walk out the door. it is tuesday, march 27. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. >> we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. steve rudin has more on the big chill. first, lisa baden is keeping an eye on the morning commute. how are things looking? >> fair oaks commuters eastbound 66 after 50 there's an accident.

the left lane is closed. delays are starting to form before and after 50 because of this new accident that just happened. in maryland, peaceful commute. that is southbound 270 in nicely from germantown to the beltway. now to steve rudin in the weather center. >> it is a cold start to our tuesday morning. 20 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. but at the temperatures outside. bundle up heading out the door. 35 at reagan national. 33 at dulles. at the freezing mark in petersburg and winchester. if you are looking for the really cold air, western maryland. 21 degrees in oakland. freeze warning continues until 9:00 for about another three hours. here's the forecast. we will look for mostly sunny skies. 52-57 degrees, and out of the northwest at 5-15 miles an hour and. temperatures in the '70s tomorrow. we will look at the extended

outlook in a few minutes. >> thanks. still following breaking news from a fairfax county this morning. police from the scene of a possible murder-suicide. the investigation under way in the 3800 block of forest grove drive in annandale. john gonzalez is there live with more details. good morning. >> good morning. we can tell you the entire neighborhood is pretty much shut down. a very intense police investigation going on behind us. around 1:00 this morning police tell us a woman inside and home behind us called police with reports of some sort of domestic problem and then shots fired outside of the home. when police arrived, they found two people inside a parked black suv in front of home both deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. police tell us at this hour that it appears to be a murder- suicide. they are domestic in nature, between a man and woman. it appears that they were

related, but they are not telling us exact relationship. police to not believe there's any threat to the neighborhood or the community here. but it is a very fluid situation as police are going through that home and trying to figure out exactly what happened this morning and interviewing the woman called police. it appears she knew the people inside the black suv. it appears to be a murder- suicide in annandale. john gonzalez reporting, abc 7 news. >> we will get more on that throughout the hour. extra security will be in place at a prince william county high school today after a threatening graffiti was found on a bathroom stall. parents of students at potomac high school in dumphries received a call telling them about the threat. the message indicated students were bringing a gun to school today. there's no evidence the threat is credible according to police. >> dozens of people camped outside the supreme court overnight hoping for front-row seats to a historic battle with. >> the court will hear the second round of arguments today over the health care overhaul,

specifically the president's insurance mandates. jummy olabanji is outside with. >> this is the day in court that many people want to see. i will step out of the way so you can see there's a lot of people who spent the night outside so they could get their chance to get a ticket and get inside to watch this historic case unfolds. this morning's 90-minute session could be the most pivotal in this landmark legal hearing. today the high court will hear arguments from both sides that will help them enter the question of whether or not the government really has the power to require every american to purchase insurance. the obama administration says the loss stopped companies from denying. denying lawyers for the other side including attorneys general from 26 states, say that freedom and individual liberty are at risk. right now the court seems divided with four justices likely to uphold the law, two likely to strike it down, and

three still undecided. americans are just as split. >> health care is a human right. >> i'm a little bit on the fence. it will be interesting to see which points they bring up. >> things get under way at 10:00 this morning. there are only 60 seats inside for public. the justices say they should have some sort of opinion handed down on this matter come june. jummy olabanji reporting. >> what turned to the trayvon martin case. the florida teenager's parents are expected to come to the nation's capital today to be on capitol hill to attend a hearing on racial profiling and hate crimes enforcement. the visit comes one day after an emotional town hall meeting in florida and revelations that the 17-year-old was suspended from school after being caught with a bag containing trace amounts of marijuana. >> it tears me apart to sit here and listen to the slander that they are giving to my son. >> the man who killed trayvon

the neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman, has not been charged. he said that he opened fire in self-defense. there have been rallies across the country calling for his arrest. students from d.c.'s school without walls will march to the white house this afternoon to call for justice for trayvon. president obama says relations between the u.s. and pakistan are restrained but it is important to get it right. the nuclear security summit is going on in south korea. 24 pakistani troops along the afghan border was a recent incident. >> pope benedict will travel to havana today. he will meet with president raul castro and possibly fidel castro. celebrated mass last night in the city of santiago. >> the prosecutors will decide

if a 27-year-old woman should face of the crimes charges for shooting near columbia heights ihop restaurant. investigators announced the arrest of lashawbnn cars and from an argument with an openly gay man stemming to violence -- leading to violence. yesterday maryland's senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that will permit table games and paved the way for a sixth casino license that will be awarded in prince george's county. >> time is running out for your chance to buy a mega millions ticket. tonight's drawing is for jackpot of $363 million. that makes this the third largest mega millions jackpot ever. we are curious to know what you would do if you onewon the big bucks. we will read some of your responses from our facebook page in the next half-hour. not very hard to figure out

things to do with that money. i have a few ideas. it's 32 degrees. >> still ahead a new fan favorite. william lee visa and a double room for during the second week of dancing. >> former f-- william levy. >> and a former french

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 6:10. welcome. on 95 between washington and baltimore there's nothing. nothing on 70 or 270.

66 had a collision after 50. slow traffic coming out of manassas, in centreville. heading out of waldorf into clinton, accident reported on route 5 near surrats road. police should be on the scene shortly. we are showing 270 traffic, beautiful at father hurley boulevard. now to steve rudin >> . a cool start on this tuesday morning. look at the weatherbug network. cold temperatures across the area including what it feels like in terms of the wind chill. feels like 22 pin mchenry, maryland. feels like 27 in germantown. 31 is the current temperature in sterling assets of crowell elementary school. earth day degrees in fredericksburg, the same in lexington park. freeze warning continues until 9:00. the daytime highs today only in the 50's. this will be the fourth time this month that we will have

daytime highs that are slightly below average for this time of year. coming up, a look the extended outlook. we have a warm up on the way. >> thanks very much. 6:12 right now. it could be do-or-die time for the washington capitals. it will host the buffalo sabres tonight in a monster game with a playoff implications. both teams are tied with 84 points. there are only six games left in the regular season. they are both tied for the last spot to go to the playoffs. new york jets back a quarterback made his debut with the media yesterday. tim tebow. so many reporters and photographers showed up, the team had to hold a news conference in the field house instead of the press room. he used the word "excited" time in 30 minutes to describe his new home. he was excited. nfl commissioner roger goodell says that if sean payton, an orleans saints' head coach

appeals a season-long suspension for the bounty program they will decide what to do about. >> a compromise that could allow more teenagers to see a documentary about bullion. -- bullying. >> and why bmw is recalling hundreds of thousands of luxury sedans. >> recognize this man

>> welcome back. 6:14 is the time. turning to the 2012 campaign. looks like midtown is on track to win next week's ec primary. he got 72% of the bow during last night's d.c. republican straw poll.

newt gingrich, will stop in delaware yesterday, came in second. rick santorum and ron paul tied for third place. central was in d.c. for the supreme court arguments on health-care and is not a primary ballot. voters in arlington will upholstered before a special election to fill an empty spot on the county board. it has been emptied since barbara --left last year for the state senate. polls will close a 7:00. >> former imf head and onetime french presidential candidate dominique strauss-kahn is accused of procuring prostitutes for hotel orgy parties in paris as well as in washington, d.c. the charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years. he was accused last year of raping a maid in his manhattan hotel room. those charges were dropped but he does still face a civil suit in the case. that trial is set to begin tomorrow in new york. doctors say former vice president dick cheney is doing very well after undergoing a heart transplant. his spokeswoman says the 71-

year-old was talking and standing just two days after receiving an joe hart at inova fairfax hospital. he was on a waiting list for nearly two years before getting the new heart. >> 7 is on your side with a medical breakthrough in the fight against diabetes. weight-loss surgery can reverse or maybe even your the blood sugar disease. the peseta is compared stomach- producing operations to medicines alone for diabetes brought on by obesity. both studies found that surgery helps far more patients achieve normal blood sugar levels than medicine alone did. also, a warning for bmw drivers. the auto maker is recalling 367,005 series and six series bmw models, citing potential problems with the mounting of the battery cable cover. the german luxury carmaker said the problem could lead to electrical issues, trouble started, and fire in some cases. the repairs are free to customers and he should only

take about 30 minutes. >> , want to look at what is making news in america's money. messed up summer plans and a controversial documentary. paula faris has those stories and more. >> topping america's money, or driving will cost more this summer. more than half of us say the high price of gas will affect our travel plans this summer. vacationers if making fewer trips and buying less souvenirs'. airlines are raising fares yet again. the third tie in three months. that is southwest airlines. they're blaming high fuel prices. pink slime is being cut drastically pare the manufacturer has suspended operations at three of four plants that make the product. now the company will try to convince the public that the ammonia-treated beef is safe. the documentary "bully" is being released without any rating.

now adults will have the chance to decide whether kids can see the movie. >> now let's check in with lisa baden to find out what's happening on the votes. >> we had a crash on eastbound 66 at 50 although that's gone. an accident on 95 virginia and woodbrige north of the prince william parkway. they moved that to the shoulder. a crash reported on branch avenue and allentown road. maryland state police for out of foresthill are on their way. lee hill road at glen allen avenue, there's an accident. -- layhill rd. brunswick train 890 is an hour late. that means all the trains that are running behind it are now affected and they are late as well,. you may want to drive down to the shady grove metro and then take the metro because metro will honor a cure marc rail

brunswick ticket. -- your marc rail brunswick ticket. >> looks good on 495. >> there's michelle obama yesterday planting a garden. it was just one of the things she was doing, utilizing the green thumb, and part of the cherry blossom festival supplanted the new trees. >> white house took the advantage of the nice weather yesterday to get out there to do that before the cold weather today if. >> what a cold start this is going to be. if a chilly day compared to the past month. >> it has been mild. >> its been a long time since we have seen the freezing mark. >> temperatures will be cooling down quite a bit. it will cool down a little more to the early morning, and then sunrise at 7:00 on the dot. if outside of this hour, only 35 degrees at reagan national airport. if the wind chill factor of 29. and out of the north at 8 miles

an hour. 30 at the lafayette elementary school in the district. at the freezing mark in takoma park. 32 degrees in fairfax. it's cold at this hour, 33 adults 32 in winchester-- . -- 33 at dulles airport. trees morning until 9:00 this morning. skies are clear. the cold front arrives tomorrow. mostly sunny today, mid 50's. nighttime lows in the upper 30's, low 40's. 70-75 degrees, chance of showers and thunderstorms. mid to low '70s tomorrow. cooler behind a cold front. sunshine on thursday and friday, mid 60's. chance of a few showers on saturday with high temperature approaching 70. wjla.com is your on-line home for abc 7 weather.

check out the forecast 24 hours a day. keep updated on the latest watches, warnings, and advisory's. >> thanks so much. 6:20. news after the break. >> the quickstep and the jive taking center stage drink the second week of dancing. when it was over, two teams took the top spot on the leader board. and somebody is on the bottom. >> next "anderson," what bullying really looks like. >> i did not feel anymore. >> a movie that's creating a movement.

>> ♪ >> let's get our dancing update. two teams at the top after last night's performances. >> ♪ >> rochon fegan and his partner did the quickstep for 26 out of 30. katherine jenkins got the same score with the jive. and a spanish soap opera star william levy and his partner. and maria menounous and her partner behind them. >> i did not imagine to be at this level right now. receiving the kind of love we are receiving right now. it's great. >> the men have especially been receiving the love. there are three women at the

bottom, actress melissa gilbert singer gladys knight, and followed by tennis star martina navratilova. first couple will be eliminated tonight. martina admitted that she kind of blew it last night. >> it was not her best. >> o'clock 25 right now. still another 30 minutes coming your way. >> three women lined up to playing -- three big names lined up to play hometown boxing hero sugar ray leonard in a new movie. >> trayvon martin's parents expected on the hill. the reason is coming up. >> steve rudin in the belfort furniture weather center.

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>> outrage over the shooting death of trayvon martin comes to the district. we will have a live report. it is tuesday march 27. >> we start with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> i have been busy over here. 95 delays begin at the rest area after dumfries and there is a crash at the prince william parkway moved on to the shoulder. it is slowing for lorton and springfield and now landmark. 66 delays are hefty out of manassas/centreville. this is to 95. leaving the belt way -- this is 295 leaving the belt way out of oxon hill. >> a cold start to our tuesday morning. look at these temperatures,

something we have not seen for quite some time, 20 degrees colder than yesterday. reagan national is 35 degrees and the 32 degrees in manassas. there are some freeze warnings until 9:00 until we will have bright sunshine with high temperatures around 55 degrees and this will only be the fourth day this month which -- with below average highs. our average high temperature of this month has been about 10-12 degrees above where they normally are. doug hill will be back in just a few minutes with a look at the forecast. >> 6:30 and we are still falling breaking news from fairfax county where police are on the scene of a possible murder/suicide. it is happening in the 3800 rod blagojevich forest grove drive in annandale. >> good morning this

neighborhood has been shut down for several hours. around 1:00 this morning there was a gruesome discovery. a woman inside that house and called police with reports of some sort of a domestic problem and then shots were fired outside the home and when police arrived, they found two people inside a parked black suv in front of a home and both died from apparent gunshot wounds. police say this appears to be a murder/suicide, domestic in nature between an older man and a younger female. they say they are related but they're not telling us the exact relationship. it appears to be a murder/suicide domestic in nature and police do not believe the community is in any direct danger. police are interviewing the woman that called police from inside the home. they have towed to the black suv

out of here and they are going through the home to collect evidence to figure out what happened. >> thank you. we have learned extra security will be in place at prince william county high school today after threatening graffiti was found on bathroom stalls. parents of a student in dumfries were shocked by the threat. the graffiti said a student would bring a gun to school today but there is no evidence that the threat is credible. >> the supreme court will hear arguments today on the main issue in the health-care debate. yesterday's argument focused on whether an 19th century tax law prevented the justices from hearing the case now. >> the congress [inaudible]

>> i don't think that is restraining the collection of a tax. it is restraining the payment of a tax. >> the supreme court is not expected to issue a ruling until late june and will take a closer look at what we can expect today. >> thousands of demonstrators rallied across the country calling for justice in the trayvon martin case. >> the parents are on the defense of this morning after new information was leaked about his background. they are expected to make an appearance on capitol hill later today. >> the expected visit from the park -- parents of trayvon martin follows an emotional night last night in florida. >> to sit here and listen to the slender they're giving to my son. >> this follows new information that was released about trayvon

martin. at the time of the shooting, he had been suspended from school for 10 days for marijuana possession. family members said that plays no role in what happened a month ago and a witness in the case is now tellsaying that george zimmerman was calling for help, not trayvon martin. the neighborhood watch cap to pursue the team because there had been a rash of break-ins in the neighborhood. there has been a growing outcry from coast to coast for authorities to arrest george zimmerman. florida and federal officials are investigating this. we understand there will be march held today in d.c. and that is being sponsored by the schools without walls and will take place at noon. this is as federal local officials continued to investigate. we are now two weeks away from 1 that florida grand jury will

convene in this case. >> thank you. president obama is considering the ties between the u.s. and pakistan are strained and it is important to get that relationship right. the meeting in south korea followed several incidents in closing -- including the death of 24 soldiers at a pakistani border post. the pope will visit havana today. during his stay in cuba, he will meet with the president and possibly fidel castro. he celebrated mass last night that a fairfax county police are hoping a composite sketch will lead to the arrest of a man who attacked a 16-year-old girl. they say this man attacked a girl walking home girlwoodson

high school. police say they struggle but she was eventually able to get free. maryland lawmakers could vote today on a bill to authorize a casino at national harbour in prince george's county. the maryland senate gave preliminary approval yesterday to permit table games and that would pave the way for a casino license that would be awarded in prince george's county. >> time is running out if you plan to use your chance to buy a mega millions ticket. the drawing tonight is for an estimated $363 million. what would you do if you want that money? >> i like that. >> 6:36 and we're looking at 32 degrees in reston. >> the next up on the campaign

trail -- newt gingrich goes looking for votes in his own backyard. >> and a home town boxing hero gets the big screen treatment. >> coming up, another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes.

>> the time is 6:40 until and time for you to household because we are saturated on the highway. collisions is at woodbridge with delays coming out of woodbridge. -- dumfries. this is the traffic to get to the 14th street bridge. this is from edsall road with no accidents to get up to king street. the next delay is developing across the 14th street bridge. 270 is next -- southbound travel is heavy from rte. 80 to 109. >> let's say good morning to doug hill. >> good morning a chilly start with freezing conditions. a good thing the freeze warning was put up yester day. this is the dawn's early light looking at a chesapeake beach in

calvert county. the winds have died off. it was a windy day yesterday. temperatures are still in the 20's in many spots north and west of the metro area and that will be the same for a few more hours. 23 degrees in westminster -- in wintergreen, va. 32 degrees in the district and a still -- and still libraries. these are the coldest levels of temperatures we have seen in a long time. 32 degrees in winchester and a freeze warning until 9:00 this morning in most areas. it will only be another couple of hours and we will climb into the mid 50's for the rest of the day. >> thank you so much.

will take a look at this morning's entertainment headlines. bobby brown is out of jail but facing trouble. he failed a field sobriety test. investigators said he impaired -- appeared to be impaired. he faces dui charges and we are learning that ushered will soon be stepping into the boxing ring. he will portray boxing legend sugar ray leonard in the upcoming film, "hands of stone." >> that's pretty cool. 6:42 and temperatures around the freezing mark. >> coming up -- but wait is finally over for rockets.

welcome back. it is day two on supreme court arguments over the health insurance man de. >> we have details. what did we learn from day one? >> the justices certainly showed their hand that they will be hearing this case. they were dealing with a tax law and whether or not they could wait until taxes have been paid for the mandate or not. they will make a judgment. >> we are moving into day two -- what happens moving forward? >> this is the individual mandate and whether or not it is constitutional and there will be a lot of questions back and forth. it will really be about whether you will see the agreements are going to be made by the government.

>> newt gingrich is holding on in the republican primary. >> the primary field does not get any smaller. we still talk about the same people week after week. newt gingrich and rep santorum are holding on for dear life. >> we have the d.c. primary and mitt romney looks like he has a strong lead here and santorum is not on the ballot? >> he had a big day in louisiana so every time you think someone will drop out they come up with some kind of win or a strategy to move forward. >> thank you. let's get more on the 2012 campaign. mitt romney may be on track to win the d.c. primary next week

he won 72% of the struggle. santorum was in d.c. is not on the primary ballot. voters in arlington will hit the polls today for a special election for a spot on the county board. the polls will close at 7:00 tonight. >> the imf head of dominique strauss-kahn is facing new sec's charges. >> he is accused of procuring prostitutes for parties at hotels in paris here in -- and here in d.c. last year he was accused of raping a made in a hotel room in new york. charges were dropped but he faces a civil suit and that trial begins tomorrow in new york. doctors say former vice president dick cheney is making progress in his recovery from

heart transplant surgery. the 71-year-old was standing and talking two days after receiving a new part. he was on the waiting list for about two years before getting that transplant. >> doctors at the university of maryland medical center will offer details about a face transplant performed their last week. this was the most extensive full face transplant that has ever been done. if the patient is 37-years old and had a full face transplant including the upper and lower jaw bones all the way to his neck. researchers in fairfax county trying a new way to control line disease. researchers are painting deer with pink dye that contains pesticides and are hoping to lure the deer with corn that is in various locations. the deer have to brush up against the pain and that

contains the pesticide. >> colorado authorities said one person was found dead after a wildfire destroyed at least five homes. they are trying to determine a cause of death and the fire has burned thousands of acres near denver and forced hundreds of people to leave their homes. nasa has lost five rockets aimed at studying the jet stream. -- has launched five rockets aimed at studying the jet stream. the rockets should help scientists understand how the jet stream moves. >> the morning commute has launched so let's check in with lisa baden. >> we have delays that are pretty extensive this morning on 664 manassas/centreville and before and after route 50 and 95 coming out of dumfries. i-395 allies are what we expected from landmark to the 14th street bridge.

let's go first to the outer loop of the beltway here at new hampshire avenue with a normal backup to hold a cross hospital and we will wind down with a peek at the urging of traffic northbound at duke street. >> thank you so much. >> let's check in again with doug hill. >> there is a definite tilt in the air. -- chill in the air. it will be pleasant but temperatures will stay below average. the boardwalk in delaware is not below freezing. sunrise is a couple of minutes away. check out these temperatures across the area -- many areas north and west of the

district are at or below freezing. temperatures in the city running about 18 degrees colder than yesterday morning. things will improve tonight and it will not be nearly as chile. know whether features and you can see on the west side of the screen there is a cold front and the head of that is a big push of warm air. today, lots of sunshine, a 52-57 and we will be well below average today and tonight mainly clear and a few patches of clouds and maybe a touch of frost west of d.c. and tomorrow, it will be partly sunny and noticeably warmer. it will be 70-75 degrees. you can always keep up with the latest weather at wjla.com.

steve rudin will be back in a couple of minutes with the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. the time is 6:52 and we're looking at 32 degrees in reston. >> it is chilly out there but here is a beautiful shot of the [ [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier.

>> we are coming up and 6:55. we have more breaking details from apparent murder/suicide in annandale, virginia. the bodies of a 40-year-old father and his 13-year-old daughter were found in the driveway of a home on forest grove drive. no word on a motive. >> there will be extra security at potomac high school in dumfries after threatening graffiti was found in a bathroom. the messages indicated a student would bring a gun to school today. >> parents of trayvon martin are expected to be in d.c. today in front of a congressional hearing on racial profiling. >> the time is 6:55 so let's get a last look at traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> 270 south bound is spreading out with delays from father hurley boulevard past montrose

road. in this camera, the headlights are northbound with delays off and on from dumfries to get to springfield. >> we are looking at a cool day to day with lots of sunshine. the sun will rise at 7:00. 73 degrees for the high tomorrow. a few thunderstorms and cooler thursday and friday and temperatures in the mid 60's. a chance for showers on saturday and comfortable sunday and monday. >> looks like we have to wait for the really comfortable days. >> no more 80 degree readings for the time being. >> thanks so very much and thanks for being with us this morning. >> that will do it for us. for